Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-23
M0RE TROUBLE Auovr WATER.
Mr.. J. u. Crane Charged with Lifting
she Lid from n Valve Box.
SLOW fRoeREss on THE WORK or rNcovEKrSe rus
sTRKEr sAN-So NEW EREaKs


SLOW PROGRESS on rHk WORK or rScovKKrSe rus
L sTRKHr sArS-So NEW BRxiKs
Despite the heavy rainfall last night there was
very little water In the trench on L street where
the water main Is being uncovered. when the work.
men arrived this morning. All that fell had sunk
into the soft earth Slow progress was made In the
digging to-day. Not more than a length OF nfty
feet WAS excavated- No new breaks were dis
covered and the crack which Superintendent
Hayden found yesterday has been jacketcd. and
COMPOSITION OF tar and asphalt laid over t.
Mr.. CRANE AND THE sroF-cocK BOXES
Yesterday afternoon, at , O'Clock, two OF the
workmen-Dan Costello and Thos. Fitzgerald
saw man taking the covers OF the stop-cocx
boxes NJ the corner OF 18th and streets Fitz.
gerald ran up TO him and asked him what he was
doing. The man returned an evasive reply lie
seemed very much surprised When Coste . came
up ne recognized the man as Mr. j. H. Crane who
recently preferred charges against the water de-
partaenL Mr.. Crane was permitted 70 leave un.
n mo- ana got into carriage that stood near
the corMr OF 18th street, and which was driven
away. To-day however, Capt Symons directed
Chief Water Inspector Hoicombe 20 swear out A
moving the liz from a valve box on 1 strssl Ths
penalty is hue OF nom $40 10 $50.
TOO MICH TROUBLE WITH THAT MAIN
Captain Symons said 70 TIE STAR reporter: at
Is mere routine matter as far as am concerned.
The men found MT. Crane tamperinc with tina
valve box This is positively prohibited nv law
We could not overlook IL under the circumstances.
We have had too much trouble with that main-.
THE LAW IN THE CASE.
captain symons declined 10 say anything moro
In reference 10 the matter. but handed the reoor-
Ter copy OF webbs Digest, and pointed out para
copy: - re law VI " '''' = '''' 'O"O"'ns Is
m amy person Q, person. shall open o. a.ss, in
cept IN case OF actual the vicinity or he
of the supply Of water o. s.a or y ,s ON
whsu Re sSab on the service pps or other
to ne r ~ mos ssst sh
Mr. CRANES STORY OF TIE INCIDENT.
Nj. Crane was found In his Office by q STAR re-
pooter, who Informed him that a warrant had been
Issued ior his arrest on the charge or having re-
nssred ane M from valve box Mr. Crane ap-
psaiea 70 oe very much surprised by the lnforma-
non ne Ihen told In very quiet way the story OF
WIN gentleman named John McCanley. who il
stopping at the Syracuse House. The ouesf,on
eame up about these air valves, and, although
am not sure IL was at 18th street anyhow wa
were at part OF the street where there were TWO
or enree OIL these stop-cocks ] said, Il wonder IL
the top on one when man nan came
Sp and said What are you doing with these
BOXES! replied that was looking 10 see whalwas
| there-whether one was an air valve or stoIAcock
He tod me which was which. That was an that
Il la
| the main" WYNN ~
Mr.. CRANE WAKES INDIGNANT.
NOW they VIII have pretty interesting time
continued Mr. Crane, referring in wrathrul accents
TO the District authorities 'af they want 90 swear
OUT warrant for me. will make n hot for Them
| oeiore l am through with the matter i shonld
uhe 10 Know II citizen has not the right 10 take
.he ilu on one OF those boxes without being liable
| 10 arrest and punishment. In he HASN'T / donI
Sru,o,s "n n hihd OF country this Is Capt.
.sh mons says In IHE STAR" continued Mr.. Crane
1 u .a. tneIe are only TWO stop-cocks on that main
| he probably meant that there are only two blow.
oas, ior nave II from the man who laid that
main ana from Mr.: Larman that there at least
| twenty OF them. The fact is they spllt that main
py turning on the water before allowing the AIR in
t ths c IMAM y, TO escape They have put
| an on account OF their laundering ignor-
ance. We are going 10 have MS whole mat
| eed investigated by expert englaeers, and they
VIII be held responsible for the damage they have
| dome why, any Intelligent child OF nye years OF
age would Know that The remarks OF Capt sy-
mons. that the pressure from the outside caused
| the split IL all nonsense. There Is deliberate
ylhs 10 the public. day after day, by these ON
| "hall am saying, said Mr. Crane, IA conclusion.
| AN IMPORTATION WAS FILED
In the Police Court tbs afternoon on the oath oe
inspector j. G. Hocombe, or the water registers
ofice, charging John II. Crane with violating the
water law. The affidavit charges:
| "Inat John ii. Crane did, on the odd day M Sen-
| TENDER, on l. street northwest then and there
remove the cover from yaiye-box then and there
oelng under the control OF the Cornmissioners az
the District OF Columbia, without the aut bority Of
| tne inspector and Taper or water mains for said
Dlslilct. contrary 10 and In violation OF an ort.
| nance OF the late mayor ana board OF conmou
| council on The late corporation or Washington
| Inc Witnesses named are j. q. Hocomi,e Thoz
\ Fitzgerald, Daniel Costello and Henry f. Hayden
| NO FRAUD PRorED.-To-day,i In the Equity Court
| Judge herrlck made a decree for a SPECIFIC pers
Iormance In the case OF Jean Nick Hoover agains z
| Rosa ID. Fiagg, III Berkeley County, w Va direct
Ing the latter 10 execute deed Tor part OF lot 10
square lofs. The bill In this case was filed m
January last by Birney a Birney and sci fort n
| that on December To- 1856. she agreed 10 sell the
complainant her right and title 10 the Premises
Tor 500 and the deed Was prepared ana sent 10 her
ana she attempted TO execute II, but the ackDowl-
| etgeiEcnt being defective IL WAS sent back ana
| then she refused 10 execute IL, hence the bill FOR
speclncate performance. The defense repre
| senteC Dy MI. j. W. CookSey, was that she was
| subsequently Informed that the property was
| worth great deal more and that fraud had been
/ pracuced on her. IL was shown that the value OF
property In that section near the Congressional
cemetery lad been subject TO a sudden rise by
| reason OF the projected Pennsylvania avenue
DtilSe, out at The time named the price was NOT
low. The court Iaiied 10 see that any fraud had
oeen practlced, and after hearing the testimony
| Maoe The decree Tor specific performance
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